Khrysis News and Photos

Sean Boog – Big Boy Music (Remix) (ft. Chuuwee, Add-2) (produced by Khrysis).

Sun, September 16 2012 10:41pm - Source: Metal Lungies

Every Rosh Hashanah, Passover, and Thanksgiving, I try to put my family on to some good music and I invariably fail.

King Mez - My Everlasting Zeal [Listen]

Thu, June 21 2012 6:16am - Source: The Four Oh Five

The hip-hop genre likes to appoint kings and queens, more so than any other genre that we can recall, but with the release of his debut studio LP My Everlasting Zeal , rapper King Mez might just be making a run for the crown.

Champion Sound #4: Artists Review 2011

Fri, December 16 2011 2:08pm - Source: Drowned In Sound

I'm sure you're all pretty sick of end-of-year lists by now, having been inundated with the things for the last month.

King Mez releases self-produced single “Reign”

Tue, November 22 2011 9:15pm - Source: The Vinyl District

If you look in the bottom right-hand corner of this infographic from SPIN 's recent "The Changing Face of Hip-Hop" issue, you'll notice that the magazine places burgeoning, Raleigh rapper, King Mez in the "Working Class Rappers" branch of hip-hop's "The New Underground."

Rapsody – For Everything LP x “A Crush Grove” Video

Wed, November 16 2011 5:00pm - Source: The Smocking Section

Even though we keep a keen eye out for everything Rapsody does, I can't say I saw this coming.

“That Raw” – Review Of Torae’s For The Record

Tue, November 15 2011 2:27am - Source: The Smocking Section

Dream teams aren't having much success this year.

“Dance In The Reign” – Review Of Phonte’s Charity Starts At Home

Wed, October 19 2011 7:05pm - Source: The Smocking Section

Maturity and Hip-Hop go hand in hand like a hobo and an almond-shaped bar of Olay yet Phonte Coleman has made an earnest living from being that guy you revere as a professional artist–and turn around and get chummy with at your local pub.

The Away Team: "What Is This" F. Evidence

Fri, October 07 2011 5:40pm - Source: Prefix Magazine

If you like your hip-hop grimy and gritty, then you should stop sleeping on The Away Team immediately.

9th Wonder: "Make It Big" (Video)

Wed, October 05 2011 11:08pm - Source: Prefix Magazine

After numerous delays, producer (and sometimes rapper) 9th Wonder finally released his proper solo debut, The Wonder Years , last week.

New releases from J. Cole, 9th Wonder, and Phonte declare Tuesday, 9/27 “North Carolina Hip-Hop Day”

Tue, September 27 2011 12:10pm - Source: The Vinyl District

North Carolina has always been a wellspring of musical activity, and tomorrow three of the state's top hip-hop acts are all releasing heavily-anticipated solo projects taking the state's music heritage a step further.

The Unremembered ’90s Nostalgia of Mac Miller

Mon, September 26 2011 9:16am - Source: Passion of the Weiss

Evan Nabavian will slap the taste out your mouth if you call him an old soul.

The Away Team: "Set It Off" F. Talib Kweli & Rapsody

Mon, September 19 2011 8:02pm - Source: Prefix Magazine

If all goes as it should, the Away Team should make a sizeable dent in the underground hip-hop realm next month with the release of Scars & Stripes.

Median – “Bright Individual” (Prod. By Khrysis)

Wed, August 17 2011 12:16am - Source: The Smocking Section

Intelligence is so underrated in Hip-Hop but not in Median's scope.

Consequence – Everybody Told Me (Prod. by Kanye West)

Wed, April 27 2011 10:07pm - Source: Nah Right

April 27th, 2011 at 3:50 pm orale compita whywonttheseniggasSTFU Says: April 27th, 2011 at 3:50 pm kevfrescura de talco Says: April 27th, 2011 at 3:49 pm PRICIPAL > smh. smack a slow nigga off "pricipal"! ^

Rapper Big Pooh: 'FatBoyFresh Vol. 1' (Mix)

Wed, March 09 2011 9:13pm - Source: Prefix Magazine

And he's linked with Statik Selektah and DJ Flash for the FatBoyFresh Vol. 1 mix that has been put together with that old-school, single-track flair.

Torae – Let It Go (ft. Mone Divine) (produced by Khrysis).

Thu, January 13 2011 11:32pm - Source: Metal Lungies

Torae's new mixtape Heart Failure is candy and flowers, not grenades and broken glass.

Talib Kweli: "I'm On One"

Wed, January 12 2011 7:08pm - Source: Prefix Magazine

With Talib Kweli's independent album, Gutter Rainbows , due out in a few weeks, he's decided to leak another track in anticipation of its release.

Beat Drop: Best of 2010 (Part 2).

Mon, December 27 2010 4:54pm - Source: Metal Lungies

When I first heard Jake One's "Rock Ko.Kane Flow" from De La six year ago, I realized someone had added a new trick to the hip hop production manual–heightened and chopped/screwed effects to a simple four count beat.